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Industry entirely left to itself, would soon fall to ruin, and a nation letting everything alone would commit suicide
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"Industry entirely left to itself, would soon fall to ruin, and a nation letting everything alone would commit suicide"

- Friedrich List

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This quote by Friedrich List talks with the importance of industry as well as government treatment in the economic situation. Listing is suggesting that if market is delegated its own tools, it will eventually stop working and also the nation will certainly endure as a result. He is likewise indicating that if a nation does not take any type of action to support market, it will certainly be dedicating financial self-destruction. List is advocating for an equilibrium in between government treatment as well as free market forces. He believes that government needs to give assistance as well as assistance to industry, while enabling the marketplace to figure out the instructions of the economy. This quote highlights the importance of federal government intervention in the economic situation, and the need for an equilibrium between federal government and also market. List's words are still appropriate today, as federal governments around the world continue to grapple with the very best method to support industry and also advertise economic growth.

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Germany Flag This quote is written / told by Friedrich List between August 6, 1789 and November 30, 1846. He/she was a famous Economist from Germany. The author also have 8 other quotes.

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